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Why Ladakh needs tanks
Jul 22, 2020

Why Ladakh needs tanks

The force planners in South Block must identify and execute issues and actions that make the existing forces more robust and lethal.

Harnessing Indian Sea Power Post-Galwan: Considerations of Time, Space and Force
May 12, 2023

Harnessing Indian Sea Power Post-Galwan: Considerations of Time, Space and Force

Due to the persistent adversarial nature of the Sino-Indian border environment, and because China is now a de facto maritime neighbour as well, India needs to examine its options of leveraging sea power. This brief analyses some fundamentals of sea control and sea denial, and examines some misconceptions about these. By using factors of time, force and space, the brief argues that while maritime economic warfare (explained as counter-value operat

Beyond Ladakh
Sep 12, 2020

Beyond Ladakh

China aims at a world order in which India is firmly established as a subordinate power.

Can India-China Relationship Indeed Return to Pre-Galwan Days?
Mar 10, 2021

Can India-China Relationship Indeed Return to Pre-Galwan Days?

Recent Chinese commentary suggests that India must detach the border dispute from other aspects of Sino-Indian ties.

Cautious disengagement
Mar 02, 2021

Cautious disengagement

Process on to rejig forces to meet the Chinese challenge

China’s hierarchy of nations
Jul 21, 2020

China’s hierarchy of nations

The ‘new model’ is about getting the US to accept China as an equal

China’s PLA upgrades its forces along the disputed border with India
May 29, 2021

China’s PLA upgrades its forces along the disputed border with India

Despite continuing talks between India and China, military preparations clearly are continuing, too.

Did India just win at the Line of Actual Control?
Feb 25, 2021

Did India just win at the Line of Actual Control?

Beijing and New Delhi may be disengaging in the Pangong Tso lake region, but their divisions are more fraught than ever.

For China, pullback Is ‘Done’. Will India raise diplomatic costs?
Aug 01, 2020

For China, pullback Is ‘Done’. Will India raise diplomatic costs?

In China’s view, disengagement is a done thing; if New Delhi thinks otherwise, the onus is on it to do what it can.

Have India-China managed to convince the world of peace at Galwan?
Jun 14, 2021

Have India-China managed to convince the world of peace at Galwan?

It has been a year since the Galwan clashes in Ladakh that led to the deaths of 20 Indians and 5 Chinese soldiers.

India’s future choices as the Sino-Indian crisis escalates
Sep 25, 2020

India’s future choices as the Sino-Indian crisis escalates

The Sino-India bilateral relationship has been premised on an understanding that the two nations can move forward on other areas of engagement as the border remains “hot” with military activity. Chinese actions are producing the opposite effect of what was intended, and India is now willing to adopt policies with a strong anti-China orientation.

Is India ready to play the ‘Tibet Card’ in its battle with China?
Jul 17, 2020

Is India ready to play the ‘Tibet Card’ in its battle with China?

Talk of a “Tibet card” in India’s hands is not new, but is New Delhi likely to play it?

Is India-China agreement to stop sending more troops a good sign?
Sep 24, 2020

Is India-China agreement to stop sending more troops a good sign?

India & China want things to stabilise, but we aren’t close to achieving status quo ante of April in eastern Ladakh.

Need bravery, not bravado
Jul 30, 2020

Need bravery, not bravado

Victory in war requires not just sacrifice but also courage on our part and more importantly on the part of those occupying the highest levels of our political establishment

New India-China clash: What use of special frontier force reveals
Sep 01, 2020

New India-China clash: What use of special frontier force reveals

Was the new border clash ‘pre-planned’ & ‘carefully executed’? The use of Special Frontier Force is very telling.

No signs of winter thaw
Nov 24, 2020

No signs of winter thaw

Despite several rounds of talks, there has been no breakthrough in LAC standoff.

The mystery behind claims of India-China clash at Naku La, Sikkim
Jan 27, 2021

The mystery behind claims of India-China clash at Naku La, Sikkim

There is a mystery of sorts over the claim that India and China clashed at Naku La in northern Sikkim on 20 January.

This time the US is taking India’s side against China
Jul 24, 2020

This time the US is taking India’s side against China

Unlike in 2017, U.S. support for India at a time of confrontation with China is much more pronounced this time around.